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2023 Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate School for You

With 31,701 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, management sciences and quantitative methods is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 101 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for management science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 15% Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the United States for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their graduate certificate. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best management sciences and quantitative methods schools in the United States. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 101 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stevens Institute of Technology is a great place for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #9 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#11

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

With a ranking of #11, William & Mary did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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University of Southern California came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#14

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Management Sciences & Methods students that almost earned our Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
17 Auburn University Auburn, AL
18 Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI
19 Bentley University Waltham, MA
20 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Management Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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